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Physics

Ray Optics And Optical Instruments

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Chapter Questions
54 MCQs

01
PYQ 1988
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
Focal length of a convex lens of refractive index 1.5 is 2 cm. Focal length of lens when immersed in a liquid of refractive index of 1.25 will be
1
10 cm
2
2.5 cm
3
5 cm
4
7.5 cm
02
PYQ 1994
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
Ray optics is valid, when characteristic dimensions are
1
much smaller than the wavelength of light
2
of the same order as the wavelength of light
3
of the order of one millimetre
4
much larger than the wavelength of light.
03
PYQ 1996
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
Light travels through a glass plate of thickness t and having a refractive index p. If c is the velocity of light in vacuum, the time taken by light to travel this thickness of glass is
1
2
3
4
04
PYQ 2000
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-

For a plane convex lens has radius of curvature 10 cm. It is silvered on its plane surface. Find focal length after silvering:

1

2

3

4

05
PYQ 2000
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A tall man of height 6 feet, want to see his full image. Then required minimum length of the mirror will be
1
12 feet
2
3 feet
3
6 feet
4
any length.
06
PYQ 2001
easy
physics ID: neet-ug-
A given ray of light suffers minimum deviation in an equilateral prism P. Additional prisms Q and R of identical shape and of the same material as P are now added as shown in the figure. The ray will suffer
1
greater deviation
2
no deviation
3
same deviation as before
4
total internal reflection
07
PYQ 2001
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
Optical fibre are based on
1
total internal reflection
2
less scattering
3
refraction
4
less absorption coefficient.
08
PYQ 2001
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
Optical fibre are based on
1
Total internal relfection
2
Less scattering
3
Refraction
4
Less absorbtion coefficient
09
PYQ 2001
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A ray of light travelling in air haves wavelength λ, frequency n, velocity v and intensity I. If this ray enters into water then these parameter are λ', n' , v' and I' respectively. Which relation is correct
1
λ = λ′
2
n = n'
3
v = v′
4
I = I′
10
PYQ 2001
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A disc is placed on a surface of pond which has refractive index 5/3.A source of light is placed 4 m below the surface of liquid. The minimum radius of disc will be so light is not coming out
1
2
3m
3
6m
4
4m
11
PYQ 2003
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-

A equiconvex lens is cut into two halves along (i) XOX and (ii)YOY as shown in the figure. Let f,ff be the focal lengths of the complete lens,of each half in case (i), and of each half in case (ii), respectively

Choose the correct statement from the following

1

f'=f, f"=2f

2

f'=2f, f"=f

3

f'=f, f"=f

4

f'=2f, f"=2f

12
PYQ 2004
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A telescope has an objective lens of 10 cm diameter and is situated at a distance of one kilometer from two objects. The minimum distance between these two objects, which can be resolved by the telescope, when the mean wavelength of light is 5000 Å, is of the order of
1

5 m

2

5 mm

3

5 cm

4

0.5 m

13
PYQ 2004
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
The refractive index of the material of a prism is 2 and its refracting angle is 30º. One of the refracting surfaces of the prism is made a mirror inwards. A beam of monochromatic light entering the prism from the other face will retrace its path after reflection form the mirrored surface if its angle of incidence on the prism is
1

60º

2

3

30º

4

45º

14
PYQ 2004
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A beam of light composed of red and green rays is incident obliquely at a point on the face of a rectangular glass slab. When coming out on the opposite parallel face, the red and green rays emerge from
1

Two points propagating in two different parallel directions

2

One point propagating in two different directions through slab

3

One point propagating in the same direction through slab

4

Two points propagating in two different non parallel directions

15
PYQ 2006
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A microscope is focused on a mark on a piece of paper and then a slab of glass of thickness 3 cm and refractive index 1.5 is placed over the mark. How should the microscope be moved to get the mark in focus again?
1
1 cm upward
2
0.5 cm downward
3
1 cm downward
4
0.5 cm upward
16
PYQ 2006
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A convex lens and a concave lens, each having same focal length of 25 cm, are put in contact to form a combination of lenses. The power in diopters of the combination is :
1
25
2
50
3
infinite
4
zero
17
PYQ 2007
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A small coin is resting on the bottom of a beaker filled with liquid. A ray of light from the coin travels upto the surface of the liquid and moves along its surface. How fast is the light travelling in the liquid?
1
2
3
4
18
PYQ 2010
easy
physics ID: neet-ug-
A lens having focal length and aperture of diameter forms an image of intensity . Aperture of diameter in central region of lens is covered by a black paper. Focal length of lens and intensity of image now will be respectively
1
and
2
and
3
and
4
and
19
PYQ 2010
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A ray of light travelling in a transparent medium of refractive index , falls on a surface separating the medium from air at an angle of incidence of 45 . For which of the following value of . the ray can undergo total internal reflection?
1
2
3
4
20
PYQ 2011
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A biconvex lens has a radius of curvature of magnitude . Which one of the following options describe best the image formed of an object of height placed from the lens?
1
Virtual, upright, height = 1 cm
2
Virtual, upright, height = 0.5 cm
3
Real, inverted, height = 4 cm
4
Real, inverted, height = 1 cm
21
PYQ 2011
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A thin prism of angle made of glass of refractive index ( is combined with another prism of glass of refractive index . The combination of the prisms produces dispersion without deviation. The angle of the second prism should be
1
2
3
4
22
PYQ 2011
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A converging beam of rays is incident on a diverging lens. Having passed through the lens the rays intersect at a point from the lens on the opposite side. If the lens is removed the point where the rays meet will move closer to the lens. The focal length of the lens is
1
5 cm
2
-10 cm
3
20 cm
4
-30 cm
23
PYQ 2012
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A rod of length lies along the principal axis of a concave mirror of focal length in such a way that its end closer to the pole is away from the mirror. The length of the image is
1
10 cm
2
15 cm
3
2.5 cm
4
5 cm
24
PYQ 2012
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
When a biconvex lens of glass having refractive index is dipped in a liquid, it acts as a plane sheet of glass. This implies that the liquid must have refractive index
1
equal to that of glass
2
less than one
3
greater than that of glass
4
less than that of glass
25
PYQ 2013
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
For a normal eye, the cornea of eye provides a converging power of and the least converging power of the eye lens behind the cornea is . Using this information, the distance between the retina and the cornea -eye lens can be estimated to be -
1
1.5 cm
2
5 cm
3
2.5 cm
4
1.67 cm
26
PYQ 2013
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
For a normal eye, the cornea of eye provides a converging power of 40 D and the least converging power of the eye lens behind the comes is 20 D. Using this information, the distance between the retina and the comea-eye lens can be estimated to be
1
5 cm
2
2.5 cm
3
1.67 cm
4
1.5 cm
27
PYQ 2013
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A plano convex lens fits exactly into a plano concave lens. Their plane surfaces are parallel to each other. If lenses are made of different materials of refractive indices and and is the radius of curvature of the curved surface of the lenses, then the focal length of combination is
1
2
3
4
28
PYQ 2014
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
Light with an energy flux of 25 \times 104 Wm-2 falls on a perfectly reflecting surface at normal incidence. If the surface area is 15 cm2, the average force exerted on the surface is:
1
2.50 \times 10-6 N
2
1.20 \times 10-6 N
3
3.0 \times 10-6 N
4
1.25 \times 10-6 N
29
PYQ 2014
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
The given graph represents V – I characteristic for a semiconductor device
graph represents V – I characteristic for a semiconductor device
Which of the following statement is correct?
1
It is for a solar cell and points A and B represent open circuit voltage and current, respectively.
2
It is for a photodiode and points A and F represent open circuit voltage and current respectively.
3
It is for a LED and points A and B represents open circuit voltage and short circuit current respectively
4
It is V – I characteristic for solar cell where point A represents open circuit voltage and point B short circuit current
30
PYQ 2014
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
If the focal length of objective lens is increased then magnifying power of:
1
microscope and telescope both will increase.
2
microscope and telescope both will decrease.
3
microscope will decrease but that of telescope will increase.
4
microscope will increase but that of telescope decrease.
31
PYQ 2014
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
If the focal length of objective lens is increased then magnifying power of
1
microscope will increase but that of telescope decrease
2
microscope and telescope both will increase.
3
microscope and telescope both will decrease
4
microscope will decrease but that of telescope will increase.
32
PYQ 2015
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
In an astronomical telescope in normal adjustment a straight black line of length is drawn on inside part of objective lens. The eye-piece forms a real image of this line. The length of this image is . The magnification of the telescope is
1
2
3
4
33
PYQ 2016
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
An astronomical telescope has objective and eyepiece of focal lengths and respectively. To view an object away from the objective, the lenses must be separated by a distance :
1
46.0 cm
2
50.0 cm
3
54.0 cm
4
37.3 cm
34
PYQ 2016
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
An air bubble in a glass slab with refractive index (near normal incidence) is deep when viewed from one surface and deep when viewed from the opposite face. The thickness (in cm) of the slab is
1
8
2
10
3
12
4
16
35
PYQ 2016
hard
physics ID: neet-ug-
A person can see clearly objects only when they lie between and from his eyes. In order to increase the maximum distance of distinct vision to infinity, the type and power of the correcting lens, the person has to use, will be
1
convex, + 2.25 diopter
2
concave, - 0.25 diopter
3
concave, - 0.2 diopter
4
convex, + 0.15 diopter
36
PYQ 2017
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A beam of light from a source L is incident normally on a plane mirror fixed at a certain distance x from the source. The beam is reflected back as a spot on a scale placed just above the source L. When the mirror is rotated through a small angle θ, the spot of the light is found to move through a distance y on the scale. The angle θ is given by
1
2
3
4
37
PYQ 2017
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A thin prism having refracting angle is made of glass of refractive index . This prism is combined with another thin prism of glass of refractive index . This combination produces dispersion without deviation. The refracting angle of second prism should be :
1
2
3
4
38
PYQ 2017
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
If θ1 and θ2 be the apparent angles of dip observed in two vertical planes at right angles to each other, then the true angle of dip θ is given by
1
cot2θ = cot2θ1 + cot2θ2
2
tan2θ = tan2θ1 + tan2θ2
3
cot2θ = cot2θ1 – cot2θ2
4
tan2θ = tan2θ1 – tan2θ2
39
PYQ 2017
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
The ratio of resolving powers of an optical microscope for two wavelengths λ1 = 4000 Å and λ2 = 6000 Å is
1
8 : 27
2
9 : 4
3
3 : 2
4
16 : 81
40
PYQ 2018
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
An object is placed at a distance of from a concave mirror of focal length . If the object is displaced through a distance of towards the mirror, the displacement of the image will be
1
36 cm towards the mirror
2
30 cm away from the mirror
3
30 cm towards the mirror
4
36 cm away from the mirror
41
PYQ 2018
easy
physics ID: neet-ug-
An astronomical refracting telescope will have large angular magnification and high angular resolution, when it has an objective lens of
1
small focal length and small diameter
2
small focal length and large diameter
3
large focal length and large diameter
4
large focal length and small diameter
42
PYQ 2019
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
In total internal reflection when the angle of incidence is equal to the critical angle for the pair of media in contact, what will be angle of refraction ?
1
equal to angle of incidence
2
3
4
43
PYQ 2019
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
An equiconvex lens has power P it is cut into two symmetrical halves by a plane containing the principal axis. The power of one part will be :
1
0
2
3
4
P
44
PYQ 2019
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
Which colour of the light has the longest wavelength?
1
green
2
violet
3
red
4
blue
45
PYQ 2020
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A ray is incident at an angle of incidence on one surface of a small angle prism(with angle of prism A) and emerges normally from the opposite surface. If the refractive index of the material of the prism is . then the angle of incidence is nearly equal to:
1
2
3
4
46
PYQ 2021
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
The equivalent capacitance of the combination shown in the figure is
equivalent capacitance
1

2

3C

3

2C

4

47
PYQ 2021
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
Find the value of the angle of emergence from the prism. The refractive index of the glass is
angle of emergence from the prism
1

90°

2

60°

3

30°

4

45°

48
PYQ 2021
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A point object is placed at a distance of 60 cm from a convex lens of focal length 30 cm. If a plane mirror were put perpendicular to the principal axis of the lens and at a distance of 40 cm from it, the final image would be formed at a distance of
a plane mirror were put perpendicular to the principal axis of the lens
1

20 cm from the plane mirror, it would be a virtual image.

2

20 cm from the lens, it would be a real image

3

30 cm from the lens, it would be a real image.

4

30 cm from the plane mirror, it would be a virtual image.

49
PYQ 2021
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A lens of large focal length and large aperture is best suited as an objective of an astronomical telescope since
1

a large aperture contributes to the quality and visibility of the images

2

a large area of the objective ensures better light gathering power

3

a large aperture provides a better resolution

4

all of the above

50
PYQ 2021
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
Find the value of the angle of emergence from the prism. Refractive index of the glass is .
1
2
3
4
51
PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A biconvex lens has radii of curvature, 20 cm each. If the refractive index of the material of the lens is 1.5, the power of the lens is:
1

(+5D)

2
(+20D)
3

(+2D)

4
infinity
52
PYQ 2023
hard
physics ID: neet-ug-
Two thin lenses are of same focal length (f), but one is convex and the other is concave. When they are placed in opposite with each other, the equivalent focal of the combination will be:
1

2

3

Infinite

4

Zero

53
PYQ 2023
easy
physics ID: neet-ug-

Light travels a distance x in time t1 in air and 10x in time t2 in another denser medium. What is the critical angle for this medium?

1

sin-1( )

2

sin-1( )

3

sin-1(1 )

4

sin-1( )

54
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
Given below are two statements:
Statement 1: Image formation needs regular reflection and/or refraction.
Statement 2: The variety in colour of objects we see around us is due to the constituent colours of the light incident on them.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
1
Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect
2
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
3
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
4
Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect